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title: "Hi, wondering if anyone could advise how to bring my orchid back to…"
description: "Hi, wondering if anyone could advise how to bring my orchid back to life? I have tried replanting a couple times with special orchid soil and followed the care…"
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published: "2025-01-24T02:22:47.550863Z"
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# Hi, wondering if anyone could advise how to bring my orchid back to…

_Posted by Planta member on 2025-01-24_

Hi, wondering if anyone could advise how to bring my orchid back to life? I have tried replanting a couple times with special orchid soil and followed the care instructions on Planta. Seems like it just doesn’t want to grow.

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## 2 comments

### NyxHallow commented on 2025-01-24

They like a small pot, but they also like to breathe, so definitely make sure that they’re not over watered inside their pot and that the orchid bark inside isn’t moldy. I had to repot my orchid a couple times when I was lazy about giving it proper drainage and was able to get it back to bounce back. Now it’s doing fantastically.

#### Planta member replied on 2025-01-25

Thank you, I will try that. I have it sitting in water now to root. I found out the roots had dried up and died. Not sure if I’m doing the right thing with getting it to root in water?

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